(DIHA)
23.Dec - Orhan Pamuk said "One million Armenians and
30.000 Kurds were killed in these lands, and nobody
but me dares talk about this." İn his interview to
Das Magazine, which published in Swiss. Because of
his saying adjudicated Orhan Pamuk was chosen ‘the
hero of year’ by The Independent newspaper.
The Independent newspaper chose “Ignobles and Heros”
of year in literature and publication world. The
newspaper, which gave Orhan Pamuk front rank, after
drawing attention to Pamuk’s rewards which he took
and was candidate and gave information about his
first hearing. Newspaper, Pamuk is one of the
intellectuals who sentenced to 3 years imprisonment
and this issue can damaged Turkey’s accession to EU,
wrote.
Newspaper also gave way to PEN because of struggle
for freedom of speech, children's book writer
Jacqueline Wilson whose books sold 30 million, and
Andrea Levy who is popular with his books which
included immigrant’s experience in Heroes list. |
Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk
Photo: AFP |
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